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FBI agents extensively searched Suffolk Downs in September, acting on a tip that the artwork was stashed at the track.
Boston and NYC on different paths to pre-K for allA universal pre-kindergarten program now exists in New York City, but progress in Boston has been much slower.
First storm of the season will bring snow, ice, freezing rainThe wintry mix, forecast for Tuesday, comes at the end of one of the warmest Decembers on record.
Hackers compromise hundreds of Quincy Credit Union accountsAt least 670 accounts were compromised in an ATM ?skimming? scheme, the credit union?s chief executive said.
Blue Cross expands benefits for end-of-life careThe insurer is hoping that patients and health care providers will discuss death openly.
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The flagship of the 110-year-old mission must often break up ice in winter to reach the isolated island communities it serves.
Low-wage workers are increasingly being forced to sign documents that waive or limit legal rights, advocates say.
Norovirus-contaminated Chipotle open againThe Brighton restaurant was shuttered Dec. 7 when more than 130 people got sick after eating there.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Overtime decision came up heads, as in head-scratcherYou can argue with Belichick?s logic, but you can?t deny that he put his best unit on the field for OT.
BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL
Patriots struggle on offense, but all is not lost The Patriots tied or set season lows with 20 points and 284 total yards.
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Rhode Island?s Coastal Medical is one of the accountable care organizations made possible through the Affordable Care Act.
Henderson?s home run in the 1986 American League Championship Series helped the Red Sox make an improbable comeback.
Uganda gay rights fight plays out in Springfield courtScott Lively, a Springfield pastor and a 2014 candidate for governor, is being sued over comments he made in the country.
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Microaggression in; crazy out. Othering in; alien out. How am I supposed to address ET?
Mothers face addicts? pain, their own in ?Heroin: Cape Cod, USA??It?s watching your kid die,? said one parent who watched the HBO documentary.
Both teams reached deep into their archives for inspiration in designing jerseys for the New Year?s Day game.
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Among those who locked their doors for the year on Dec. 24 were PR firms, nonprofits, and biotech companies.
Lemon, who played with the traveling team for decades, died Sunday.
Technologist
Ultrasounds on the riseSeveral high-tech methods for peering inside the human body are becoming less popular with patients, while the use of ultrasounds keeps growing.
APP SMART
To prevent promises from promptly being forgotten, many apps can help people stick to their new year?s goals.
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Complex financing may be a model for affordable housingRelated Beal?s 14-story building near North Station, which breaks ground Monday, will offer every unit at below-market rate rents.
?Star Wars: The Force Awakens? becomes fastest movie to $1 billionThe film crossed the billion-dollar mark Sunday, accomplishing the feat in just 12 days.
Ellsworth Kelly, who set tone for post-WWII art in US, dead at 92Kelly combined the solid shapes and brilliant colors of European abstraction with forms distilled from everyday life.
Kevin Madigan
Zionism, Christian history, and the popeIn historical context, Francis? statement must be perceived for the welcome and fundamental reversal it is.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
ground game
Things are not going well for the Carson campaignAfter several confounding statements on foreign policy and then fighting claims he made about his own life for weeks, Ben Carson?s poll numbers have tanked.
Globe investigations and Spotlight reportsA look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
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The Big Picture
Over the past year the Globe spent time with Raquel Rodriguez as she struggled to get clean for her two young daughters.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Isaiah Thomas led the Celtics with 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists while Marcus Smart returned after missing 18 games with a knee injury.
The Sunday afternoon attack shut down Orange Line service for about an hour, officials said.
Yancey insists that he isn?t retiring, despite his loss in November?s election. ?I have plans,? he said.
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At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in strong tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused substantial damage.
China?s problems, the Greek debt crisis, and slumping oil prices weighted on the US stock market in 2015, even as the economy improved.
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones kicked off the annual Hometown Throwdown series at House of Blues Saturday.
In his book, ?The Digital Doctor,? Dr. Robert Wachter explores why the long-foreseen digitization of healthcare has been so difficult.
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How?s the innovation economy doing? Follow the money Local startups have collected $7.4 billion in funding this year ? a 30 percent jump from 2014.
John L. Allen Jr. | All Things Catholic
The Top 10 stories of a busy pope from 2015Each of these stories seemed hard to top when they happened, but Pope Francis often did just that.
Design New England
The Meaning of HomeA thoughtful design gives two Boston Marathon bombing survivors accessibility with panache.
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